World Evangelical Alliance RLC Calls for Prayers for Iraq Christians

Iraqi Christians are becoming extremely vulnerable, say Christian groups that have cited increased marginalisation of the religious minority after Sunday's church bombings.

The World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission has requested specific prayers for the Christians of Iraq as the threat level rises against the already dwindling population. In a weekly Religious Liberty Prayer bulletin released on Tuesday, the commission dubbed the Christians as being "endangered" in an Islamic society with increasing sectarian tensions.

"As people, groups and whole communities start to identify by religious affiliation rather than their common Iraqi nationality, the Christian minority find themselves increasingly despised, marginalized and exposed," the commission wrote.